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Drought lingers, yet some homes lack water meters
Although California is locked in a third year of historic drought, many homeowners and businesses still don't have meters telling them just how much water they are using. That's changing, but some say it's not fast enough. State law requires water meters by 2025, but the State Water Resources Control Board says dozens of water districts, many in the thirsty Central Valley, aren't totally ...
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Gas drillers draw less water, but concerns linger
The gas drilling industry in Pennsylvania is recycling more and more water and one river basin commission now reports drillers there are drawing less freshwater than in the past. Water use by the natural gas industry in the Susquehanna River Basin peaked at about 3.8 billion gallons in 2011 and that figure declined to about 3.1 billion gallons in 2013, Andrew J. Gavin, deputy executive director ...
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Water Flow Sensor Helps Clients Save Money On Water
Clients of Smart Watering Systems are saving money on their water bills with the Flowie water flow sensor. More than 50 of them have installed Flowie at their properties and many have saved thousands of dollars on their water bills thanks to alerts for water leaks, floods, and unusual water use. Smart Watering Systems provides specialized solutions and services that include a remote water ...
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EPA Launches WaterSense H2Otel Challenge to Encourage Water Savings
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today launched the WaterSense H2Otel Challenge as a way for agency partners and other organizations to encourage hotels to use best management practices that will save water and money, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. “Hotels that reduce their water use will not only help their community save precious ...
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Assuming ownership of the future
Eschborn, 26 July 2007. The absence of a safe water supply poses a significant obstacle to development in the West African country of Benin. Only every second person has access to clean drinking water. Even in towns and cities, pipelines serve only about 60% of the population. Anyone who has to drink from open watering places or streams inevitably contracts diarrhoea, one of the most frequent ...
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EPA: No Widespread Harm to drinking Water from Fracking
Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas has not caused widespread harm to drinking water in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday in a report that also warned of potential contamination of water supplies if safeguards are not maintained. A draft study issued by the agency found specific instances where poorly constructed drilling wells or improper ...
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EPA: No Widespread Harm to drinking Water from Fracking
Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas has not caused widespread harm to drinking water in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday in a report that also warned of potential contamination of water supplies if safeguards are not maintained. A draft study issued by the agency found specific instances where poorly constructed drilling wells or improper ...
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Food & Beverage Industry to focus on water footprint and greater sustainability, Says Frost & Sullivan
The water and wastewater treatment market in the global food and beverage industry will continue to be fast growing and future-oriented, remaining extremely positive towards innovations and technological upgrades that enhance water management. As the reduction of energy and water footprints becomes standard in this highly resource-intensive industry, services that limit production costs and tap ...
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Food & Beverage Industry to Focus on Water Footprint and Greater Sustainability, Says Frost & Sullivan.
The water and wastewater treatment market in the global food and beverage industry will continue to be fast growing and future-oriented, remaining extremely positive towards innovations and technological upgrades that enhance water management. As the reduction of energy and water footprints becomes standard in this highly resource-intensive industry, services that limit production costs and tap ...
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WRD State of the District: Water Projects and Programs Will Provide Long Term Savings for Ratepayers in South L.A. County
Today, the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) held its 3rd Annual State of the District address. WRD Board President Sergio Calderon and WRD General Manager Robb Whitaker presented to public officials, ratepayers and members of the public on the accomplishments the District has achieved over the past year. Innovative water programs, cutting-edge engineering projects and ...
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